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Fabric Controller LEDs

Each Fabric Module has two sets of LED indicators.

The two LEDs (green or yellow) are the module status indicators (Table 5-5).

The single LED (green only) indicates whether of not the module is the active system master (Table 5-6).

Location

Refer to Figure 5-1to view the front panel of the chassis.

Module

Active System Master Indicator

Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-4:Locate Fabric Controller LEDs

Interpreting the Fabric Controller LEDs

Table 5-5:Interpreting the Fabric Controller’s Module Status LEDs (see Figure 5-1and Figure 5-4)

Color

State

Indication

 

Green over

off

No system power, or LED failure.

 

Yellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

solid on

System running with no errors detected.

 

 

 

 

 

Green

off

No power to the fabric controller, LED failure, or

 

 

 

yellow LED is On.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

off

No failure on the fabric controller.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

solid on

Module error detected. Operator intervention

 

 

 

required.

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow

blinking

Identify. Assists in identifying a particular Field

 

 

 

Replaceable Unit on the chassis.

 

 

 

This state is initiated by the user.

 

 

 

This LED can be initiated manually by using the

 

 

 

diag LED test. Refer to the Command Line

 

 

 

Reference Guide for more information.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-6:Interpreting the Fabric Controller’s Master Status LED (see Figure 5-4)

 

 

 

 

Color

State

Indication

 

Active Master Status Indicator

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

on

This module is currently the system master.

 

 

 

Note that only fabric modules in one of the two

 

 

 

core slots can become master.

 

 

 

 

 

Green

off

This module is not the active system master.

 

 

 

Note that only fabric modules in one of the two

 

 

 

core slots can become master.

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems SFS 7008 manual Interpreting the Fabric Controller LEDs

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